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Assessment of the universities impact on global competitiveness based on rankings [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 The paper analyzes the ranking positions of universities in leading countries in comparison with the most popular ratings of overall country and digital competitiveness.
Sannikova Inna N. +2 more
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Local politicians in the age of new media
Frontiers in Political Science, 2022 This paper discusses the impact of new media on local politics and politicians in a highly digitalised and advanced democracy. Through case studies and interviews of elite representatives in three Norwegian municipalities, the paper's ambition is to gain
Hilde Bjørnå +2 more
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Journal of Public Economics, 2000 We present a simple theory of the quality (competence and honesty) of elected officials. Our theory offers three main insights. Low-quality citizens have a 'comparative advantage' in pursuing elective office, because their market wages are lower than those of high-quality citizens (competence), and/or because they reap higher returns from holding ...
Caselli, Francesco, Morelli, Massimo
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Empathy as a strategy of bridging the gap between politicians and the people of Serbia
Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2014 This paper strives to emphasize one of the roles of emotion in the political activities of political actors. In the last few years, the viewing of politicians as Others by the citizens of Serbia is becoming more and more apparent.
Vladimira Ilić
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Overprotected Politicians [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2007 This paper argues that politicians are overprotected. The costs of politicalnassassination differ systematically depending on whether a private or a public point of view is taken. A politician attributes a very high (if not infinite) cost to his or her survival.
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A normative model for deliberative constitution-building
Revista Catalana de Dret Públic, 2019 Constitution-making in Western Europe has shifted from the traditional post-war model and taken a deliberative turn, seeking full democratic legitimation, though most constitutional initiatives incorporating ordinary citizens have not been fully ...
Jordi Pacheco i Canals
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Disability Studies Quarterly, 2014 In the modern era, discerning TV viewers know the shows that trade in cheap laughs by making fun of people with disabilities are not tapping into much creativity. So it was a surprise in 2008 when the highly regarded comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL)
Beth Haller, Amy Bree Becker
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The European Journal of Humour Research, 2017 The present study attempts to combine Raskin’s (1985) and Davies’ (2011) methodological approaches to political jokes to investigate Greek political jokes targeting politicians and circulated during the first 4 years of the Greek crisis.
Villy Tsakona
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CZY ZALEWA NAS FALA PRZEMOCY? POLITYCY I MEDIA VS. DANE STATYSTYCZNE
Civitas et Lex, 2014 By detailed analyses of Polish and world statistics, the authors search for the answer if in fact, as some politicians and citizens claim, the world and in particular European Union and Poland are overcome by the wave of violence.
Katarzyna Hamer, Hanna Hamet
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Policy & Society, 2020 Research finds that productive interfaces between collaborative and bureaucratic forms of governance hinges on the extent to which public managers act as competent boundary spanners who process information, accommodate communication and align and ...
Eva Sørensen +3 more
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